Dr Malcolm Prentice
Diabetes and Endocrinology, General Medicine
Profile Summary
Qualifications
BSc MB BS FRCP
Special Interests
Insulin resistance’, Thyroid disorders, Thyroid nodules, Goitre, Thyroid fine needle biopsy, Thyroid cancer, Radioactive iodine therapy, Hypothyroid, Hyperthyroid, Pituitary disorders, Reproductive endocrinology, Polycystic ovary syndrome, Calcium imbalance, Parathyroid, Diabetes, Insulin therapy, Hypertension, Hyperlipidaemia, General medicine
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Specialist Treatments
Treatments offered at King Edward VII's Hospital include, but are not limited to:
- Thyroid Ultrasound
- Fine Needle Thyroid Biopsy
My Practice
I am a very experienced endocrinologist and thyroid diseases specialist.
Professional Biography
Dr Malcolm Prentice is a Consultant in Endocrinology, Diabetes and General Medicine with a special interest in thyroid diseases. He trained at King's College Hospital and has a BSc in Pharmacology from King's College, London. {{ label }}
He has over 30 years’ experience of inpatient and outpatient management of endocrinology, diabetes and general medicine.
He was one of the first in the UK to set up a one-stop Thyroid Nodule Clinic with ultrasound and biopsy in 1990.
He initiated the National Training Course for Thyroid Ultrasound and Biopsy jointly with the support of the Royal College of Radiologists, which he has run since 2005.
He is the co-author of the National Guidelines for the Management of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (Editions 1 and 2). He is Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee-licensed for radioactive iodine treatment of thyrotoxicosis and goitre.
He is a member of the UK Iodine Group to help promote safe iodine levels in the UK population, to avoid the risk of low IQ babies and complications in pregnancy.
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Awards
I have achieved the following awards:
- First Prize, Norman S. Plummer Memorial Postgraduate Prize, 1982
- Nominated for 4th and 5th Awards for Excellence in NHS Scheme Croydon 1997, 1998
- NHS B Merit Award 2000, renewed 2005 and 2014
- Certificate of Excellence award for Patient Care and Excellent Teamwork from Croydon Health Services, 2019
Memberships
I am a Former Secretary and Treasurer of British Thyroid Association and was elected to the UK Iodine Group.
Training Positions
I have been a clinical teacher and lecturer since 1988 and recently undertook a voluntary NHS teaching role for thyroid ultrasound and biopsy (2019-20).
Publications
Recent publications include the following:
- Prentice M. Time for change: renaming Diabetes Insipidus to improve patient safety? Clinical Endocrinology (Oxf). 2018 May;88(5):625-626.
- Inpatient Management of Cranial Diabetes Insipidus. Baldeweg S, Ball, S, Brooke A, Levy MJ, Prentice M, and Wass on Behalf of the Society of Endocrinology Clinical committee. Endocrine Connections. 7.7: G8-G11 2018.
- Levy M, Prentice M, Wass J, Practice Pointer: Diabetes Insipidus BMJ 364():l321, March 2, 2019.
- Prentice M, Hickey J, Vanderpump M, Taylor P N, Lazarus J H. Iodine and Folate essential for mothers to be Lancet Endocrinol and Diabetes 6th Jan 2020.
- Prentice J, Panter K, Attygalle A, Ind T, and Prentice M Pure T3 secretion from a struma ovarii characterised by a paradoxical Tree T4 rise with carbimazole therapy. Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism Case Reports DOI: https://doi.org/10.1530/EDM-19-0097 Jan 2020.
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